Milan: Mosque organizes multi-faith football league

An Islamic center in the northern city of Milan has organized a multi-faith football league that saw eight Muslim and non-Muslim squads vying for the mosque cup.


"We called it the Multi-Faith Tournament," Ali Abu Shwaima, the head of the Islamic Center, told IslamOnline.net.


Eight teams from across the northern province of Lombardy competed in the one-day competition, organized by the Islamic center as part of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of its Al-Rahman mosque, the first ever built in Italy.


Some of the teams represented local mosques in the region and others represented a number of Catholic churches.


One team had Muslim and non-Muslim players.


The matches were played in Milan stadium, which the city council dedicated for the event free of charge.


A Muslim team from the city of Turin snatched the title and Al-Rahman Cup, named after the mosque.


"We also gave all the players copies of the Qur'an translated into Italian," s Abu Shwaima.


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Source: Islam Online (English)


See also: Italy: Muslim group organizes interfaith meetings, UK: Islamic Channel launches interfaith game show

1 comment:

Adventurous Ammena said...

thats soo cool.. wish I could have seen it :D